John Myers
Ingredients for 10 servings:
- 400 g asparagus, green
- Salt
- Sugar
- 200 g double cream cheese, natural
- pepper
- 10 slices of baguette
- Shrimp
- cocktail tomatoes
- basil
- Ham, raw
Instructions
Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes
delicious, quick and easy to prepare snack or starter for asparagus season
Wash the asparagus, peel the lower third, trim off the ends, and cut the stalks into pieces. Cook in salted water with a little sugar for four minutes. Remove the asparagus tips, rinse, and drain. Cook the rest for another four minutes. Remove from the water, drain well (otherwise the cream will be too thin!), and let cool. Puree the cooled asparagus pieces (without the tips, which will be used for garnishing) with the cream cheese, season with salt and pepper. Toast baguette slices, spread with the cream, and garnish with the asparagus tips and shrimp, or tomatoes and basil, or raw ham, as desired. Note: The cream is easy to prepare. The asparagus can be cooked a few hours in advance, and the cream will keep longer if covered and refrigerated without any loss of quality. Stir thoroughly before use.
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